Combination of Helicobacter pylori infection and the interleukin 8 -251 T > A polymorphism, but not the mannose-binding lectin 2 codon 54 G > A polymorphism, might be a risk factor of gastric cancer.

Young Woon ChangChi Hyuk OhJung Wook KimJae Won LeeMi Ju ParkJae-Jun ShimChang Kyun LeeJae-Young JangSeok Ho DongHyo Jong KimSung Soo KimByung-Ho Kim

Published in: BMC cancer (2017)

We suggest that a combination of H. pylori infection and the IL-8 -251 T > A polymorphism might increase the risk of severe AG and GC in a Korean population.

Keyphrases

helicobacter pylori infection
helicobacter pylori
risk factors
early onset
mass spectrometry
high resolution